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陶

táo

HSK 6 Character

What 陶 means

1. pottery
2. pleased

Other readings

陶 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Táosurname Tao

Example sentences

• 她陶醉在幸福里。
  Tā táozuì zài xìngfú lǐ.
  She is drunk with happiness.
• 我对东方陶瓷有兴趣。
  Wǒ duì dōngfāng táocí yǒuxìngqù.
  I have an interest in Oriental ceramics.
• 奥陶纪—志留纪灭绝事件消灭了近 85% 的海洋物种。
  The Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event wiped out nearly 85% of marine species.

Words starting with 陶

• 陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain; ceramics
• 陶醉táo zuìto be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
• 陶渊明Táo Yuān míngTao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
• 陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate
• 陶器táo qìpottery
• 陶然táo rán(literary) happy and carefree
• 陶行知Táo Xíng zhīTao Xingzhi (1891-1946), Chinese educator and reformer
• 陶土táo tǔpotter's clay; kaolin
• 陶工táo gōngpottery; potter
• 陶潜Táo QiánTao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
• 陶艺táo yìceramic art
• 陶宗仪Táo Zōng yíTao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar
• 陶瓷器táo cí qìpottery; chinaware
• 陶匠táo jiàngpotter
• 陶甄táo zhēnto mold and educate people
• 陶冶情操táo yě qíng cāoto cultivate one's mind; to build character
• 陶笛táo díocarina (musical instrument)
• 陶哲轩Táo Zhé xuānTerence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
• 陶俑táo yǒnga pottery figurine buried with the dead
• 陶盅táo zhōngpottery bowl
• 陶砚táo yànink stone made of pottery
• 陶喆Táo ZhéDavid Tao (1969-), Taiwanese singer-songwriter

Words containing 陶

• 熏陶xūn táoto seep in; to influence; to nurture
• 立陶宛Lì táo wǎnLithuania
• 叶圣陶Yè Shèng táoYe Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
• 自我陶醉zì wǒ táo zuìself-satisfied; self-imbued; narcissistic
• 白陶bái táowhite pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
• 制陶zhì táoto manufacture pottery
• 黑陶hēi táoblack eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture)
• 司陶特sī táo tè(Taiwan; loanword) stout (beer)
• 奥陶系Ào táo xìOrdovician system (geology)
• 奥陶纪Ào táo jìOrdovician (geological period 495-440m years ago)
• 定陶区Dìng táo QūDingtao, a district of Heze City 菏泽市
• 乐陶陶lè táo táojoyful; cheerful
• 制陶工人zhì táo gōng rénpotter
• 馆陶县Guǎn táo XiànGuantao, a county in Handan City 邯郸市
• 阿克陶县Ā kè táo XiànAkto, a county in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
• 赤陶chì táoterracotta; terra cotta
• 立陶宛人Lì táo wǎn rénLithuanian (person)
• 精密陶瓷jīng mì táo cífine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc)…
• 卫生陶瓷wèi shēng táo cíchamber pot; commode
• 甄陶zhēn táoto make sth of clay; to appraise people of talent
• 熏陶成性xūn táo chéng xìng(idiom) nurture makes second nature; good habits come by long assimilation
• 定陶Dìng táosee 定陶区
• 馆陶Guǎn táosee 馆陶县
• 阿克陶Ā kè táosee 阿克陶县

Characters built on 匋

These share the phonetic component 匋 (táo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 萄táoused in 葡萄
• 淘táoto wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge…
• 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 啕táo(bound form) to wail

Characters that look like 陶

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 维wéito preserve; to maintain; to hold together
• 陪péito accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
• 胺àn(chemistry) amine; colloquial pr. ān; Taiwan pr. ān
• 贿huì(bound form) bribery
• 晦huì(bound form) last day of a lunar month; (bound form) dark; gloomy; (literary) night
• 烩huìto braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water

Sounds the same

Read táo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 萄used in 葡萄
• 逃to escape; to run away; to flee
• 淘to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge…
• 桃peach
• 啕(bound form) to wail
• 洮to cleanse; name of a river
• 匋pottery
• 咷wail
• 绹bind; cord; twist
• 醄used in 酕醄
• 𫘦used in 騊駼
• 梼dunce; blockhead